The personalization of mediated political communication: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings

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Abstract

Personalization has become a central concept in discussions on how political news, and election coverage in particular, has changed over time. The general belief is that the focus of news coverage has shifted from parties and organizations to candidates and leaders. However, the evidence is far from conclusive. This is due in no small part to a lack of conceptual clarity and an absence of common operationalizations which are a major cause of the unclear or conflicting conclusions about the personalization of political news. This article seeks to remedy this shortcoming. It presents a model for comprehending the personalization of political news based on a review of relevant studies. The article makes a series of recommendations for how the concept might be operationalized for an analysis of media content in order to enable cross-nationally comparative research. © SAGE Publications 2011.

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Van Aelst, P., Sheafer, T., & Stanyer, J. (2012, February). The personalization of mediated political communication: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884911427802

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